American Legion S. Houston Post 490

10/19/2026

Airshow at Post 490: menu and prices are set for Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1

Watch Wings Over Houston and the USAF Thunderbirds from the Post parking lot, across from Ellington Field. Parking by donation, lot opens 8:00 AM. Sausage on a stick with chips and a drink $5, turkey leg with chips and a drink $15, b**r $3, soda and water $1. 50/50 raffle and lotto hat both days, plus a costume contest for ages 16 and under. Thank you to our sponsors, H-E-B and the Miller Lite Bunch. Volunteers: planning meeting Wednesday, October 21 at 6 PM; contact Casey Coyne at (337) 517-7637.

Also in this week's blast: only 20 of 40 seats left for each Salute to Service event (RSVP by October 30), 603 members renewed toward our 2027 goal, Bernard Haefner's 37th continuous year, and three new stories from legion.org.

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10/12/2026

Airshow Viewing Event at Post 490: Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1

Watch Wings Over Houston and the USAF Thunderbirds from the Post parking lot, 11702 Old Galveston Rd, across from Ellington Field. Parking by donation, lot opens 8:00 AM. Food and drinks, raffles, restrooms on site. All proceeds go to the Post Rebuilding Fund. Volunteers: next planning meeting Wednesday, October 21 at 6 PM; contact Casey Coyne at (337) 517-7637.

Also in this week's blast: the 16th Annual Salute to Service and First Responders (RSVP by October 30), 592 members renewed toward our 2027 goal, the October 7 building update, and three new stories from legion.org.

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10/05/2026

09/28/2026

585 Legionnaires have renewed for 2027, 55.19% of our 1,060 goal. If you have not renewed yet, now is the time.

Thank you to Eliu Rojas for bringing the Post 490 Family to Texian Navy Day at Pier 21 in Galveston.

Coming up: Federal Career Fair and Chamber BLINGO on October 8, our Airshow Viewing Event October 31 and November 1, and Buddy Poppies at Bass Pro on Veterans Day.

09/21/2026

Buddy Poppies are coming to Bass Pro Shops on Veterans Day, and we need volunteers.

Post 490 and VFW Post 5619 are distributing together on Wednesday, November 11, 11 AM to 3 PM, Gulf Freeway at Exit 21 southbound. By donation only. To help, call Wendell at 713-515-8267.

Also this week: National Buddy Check Week, September 21 to 25. Pick up the phone and check on a fellow veteran.

On September 10, EGA confirmed that all submittals have been resubmitted to the City of Houston for Round 2 of the permitting process, and that the plan review for the 5,091 square foot new meeting hall building with sitework has been received by the City of Houston Permitting Center, eight days ahe...

09/15/2026

This week's Post 490 Blast is out.

The rebuild cleared its first real checkpoint. Round 2 of the permit submittal went back to the City of Houston on September 10, eight days ahead of the September 18 target, and the plan review for our new 5,091 square foot meeting hall has been received by the Permitting Center. Received is not approved, but a checkpoint met early is worth saying out loud.

Plus Evening of Cuisine this Thursday at UH Clear Lake, Texian Navy Day on Saturday with 20 seats held for Post 490 and our families, and 572 renewed toward our 1,060 goal.

On September 10, EGA confirmed that all submittals have been resubmitted to the City of Houston for Round 2 of the permitting process, and that the plan review for the 5,091 square foot new meeting hall building with sitework has been received by the City of Houston Permitting Center, eight days ahe...

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago this morning. Our Patriot Day edition is out.

Tomorrow, Saturday 12 September, Houston National Cemetery hosts the National Day of Service. It starts at 9:30 AM, half an hour earlier than every other cemetery in the country, and runs to 11:30. Volunteers clean headstones and care for the grounds.

Plus the Commander's Patriot Day message, the morning of September 11 told through the seven moments of silence, and the more than 7,000 service members lost in the war that followed.

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Twenty-five years ago this morning, 2,977 people were killed at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and in a field outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania. They were office workers and firefighters, police officers and paramedics, flight crews and passengers, service members at their desks. They went...

09/08/2026

This week's Post 490 Blast is out.

Rebuild permitting: our General Contractor met with the Trustees on August 19 and again on September 3. The schedule carries a Coordinated Resubmittal date of September 18, and EGA reports the project is ahead of it.

Membership stands at 564 renewed, transferred in, or paid up for life, which is 53.21% of our 1,060 goal.

08/31/2026

This week's Post 490 Blast is out.

Texian Navy Day: RSVP deadline is tomorrow, September 1. Contact Commander Rene Sanchez at 832-933-7395 to claim a seat.

Plus 554 members renewed (past the halfway mark), a salute to William Garvin for his three-year renewal, and the next Veteran Food Distribution on September 7.

08/24/2026

This week's Post 490 Blast is out.

The 107th National Convention opens Friday, August 28 in Louisville and runs through September 3. Schedules and the General Session agenda are posted in the convention app, so you can follow the whole week from home.

Plus Boat Parade registration closing Wednesday August 26, one week left to claim one of the 20 Texian Navy Day seats, and Texas Legion College September 18 to 20.

The annual Consolidated Post Report shows American Legion members gave over 7 million volunteer hours to their communities. It also shows only 7,920 of 11,592 posts filed a report, a 68% completion rate, so the real figure is higher than the one on paper. Every post that reports makes the Legion’s...